After Qi Baotian finished speaking, his legs softened, and he knelt straight in front of Qi Wang.
He never knew that Qi Wang was not his own son. For the past twenty years, he has always treated this child as his own son. It was only half a month since he knew the truth, and he couldn't accept Qi Wang's identity for a while. change.
Now Qi Baotian feels that he is kneeling for his own son, he feels like being cut by a knife in his heart, strong pain is surging in his heart, and the sense of shame almost makes him run away , but he knew he could not escape.
If his daughter-in-law was really beheaded, the third son would definitely cut off Qingyun Road, and then their family would really be over.
"Erzhu, I swear by my ancestors. I never knew that you were a child in exchange for your mother. You should know what my father has treated you all these years. Now that you recognize your ancestors, I am happy for you." , can you let your mother go for the sake of father's sincerity for you for so many years? Your mother is just confused, she has no bad heart... "
As Qi Baotian spoke, tears flowed down his cheeks. A big man knelt down in front of his adopted son, crying like this, which made those who heard it sad and those who saw it cry.
People in the world often say that "a man does not cry lightly, but he has not yet reached the point of sadness", and the world also says that "a man has gold under his knees, he kneels to heaven and earth, and kneels to his parents." Qi Baotian is a big man, but now he kneels down to save his wife In front of my adopted son, she let go of all her self-esteem and pride and cried to beg him. This kind of heart is simply earth-shattering.
It is human instinct to sympathize with the weak, and his identity as an old father has become his bonus item. The big guy originally thought that Qi Huang was too cold-blooded and shouldn't be so indifferent to his adoptive mother who raised him. Now he has Qi Baotian Kneeling down to beg for mercy, everyone felt that Qi Wang shouldn't have watched his adoptive mother die.
Even if Wang Zhaodi did something wrong at the beginning, but she has raised Qi Wang for so many years, and the kindness of nurturing her for twenty years is enough to offset her original sins.
Besides, Qi Wang is standing here with good legs and feet, and he looks like a noble son. One can tell that he is doing well. It is clear at a glance which one is weak.
He just lost 20 years of rich and noble life, and when he goes back later, he still has a lot of good life to live, but what Wang Zhaodi lost is a life, how much hatred and hatred, must be killed
The Qi family pleaded outside the hall of the county yamen. Coupled with the voices of the surrounding people helping to make peace, the place has become a mess. The county magistrate has just finished the trial and has not asked the prisoner to be taken away. He frowned at the noise outside, and looked out of the lobby with sharp eyes.
However, Qi Wang was already surrounded by people, and from the county magistrate's point of view, he couldn't see what happened. After thinking for a while, he got up and walked over.
And Qi Baotian here found that everyone seemed to be on his side, pleading for him, and he cried even harder.
Qi Erzhu is a child raised by him alone. In the past, the friendship between father and son was strong. Qi Erzhu is still very filial to him as a father. He doesn't believe that Qi Erzhu will forget him as a father once he turns around. His heart is still soft. They begged for mercy, and he could let their family go.
So Qi Baotian didn't say anything, just shed tears silently, making himself look even more miserable.
Qi Dazhu and Qi Qingfeng, who were standing beside Qi Baotian, saw their father kneel down to Qi Huan, but he still remained indifferent. Qi Qingfeng was fine, but Qi Dazhu was so angry that his eyes were red. , looked at Qi Wang as if looking at his enemy.
"Qi Erzhu, how can you be so cruel? Even if you are now a son of the Xiangfu, you will not be taken to bully others like this. You caused your mother to be beheaded and your father to kneel down to you. Isn't that enough? You What else do you want? Do you have to kill our family in order for you to calm down?"
Originally, Qi Dazhu was full of jealousy and hatred towards Qi Erzhu. He felt that his parents loved his son the most. Because of Qi Erzhu, he treated him poorly. Now that he knew that Qi Erzhu was the son of the prime minister, Qi Dazhu felt even more jealous. Now he found a chance Why don't you give him a good scolding
Qi Qingfeng is better than Qi Dazhu, he knows what his family is doing in his heart, if this happened to him, let alone beheading the culprit, he will not let this family go.
But now for his own future, he can only abandon those insignificant consciences, he has to plan for himself, and he can't let Qi Erzhu ruin everything he finally got.
"Second brother, my mother has been squatting in the prison for half a month, and she was hit by a board before. Her life is not long, even if her head is not beheaded, she will not live long. Are you still unwilling to give up like this? I beg you, as long as you are willing to let mother go, I will definitely repay you in the future."
After they finished speaking, the people around spoke up one after another. Although they said different things, they all expressed the same meaning, that is, let him let Wang Zhaodi go and don't care about her like her.
The accusations from the people around him flooded in like a tide, and Qi Wang was surrounded by them all alone, looking weak and helpless, like a helpless duckweed in a storm.
"Did you make a mistake about something?"
Qi Huang opened his mouth slowly, his voice was unhurried, and he didn't lose his temper after being forced, as if he was just narrating a very ordinary thing.
"The person who made the judgment is the county magistrate. What are you begging me for here? Do you think I can influence the judgment of the magistrate? Or do you think I can change the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty with a word?"
His voice was not loud, but it seemed to have a strange magic power, suppressing all the voices of the people around him.
The people who were originally instigated by the Qi family were so hotheaded that they used public opinion to coerce Qi Wang regardless, and the people who asked him to forgive Wang Zhaodi gradually calmed down. They looked at each other and figured out something was wrong.
Qi Wang's eyes fell on Qi Baotian who was kneeling on the ground, and that handsome and flawless face revealed a complex expression, fragility, pain, hesitation, helplessness... A lot of emotions emerged on his face, and finally freeze on grief.
"Father, all of this can only be said to be a trick of good fortune. If I had to choose, I would rather be just Qi Erzhu than the second son of the prime minister's family, but what can I do? Uncle went to the Yamen to sue , my mother was arrested, and the wife of Xiangfu came from the capital to recognize me back. All these things are beyond my choice. When I was replaced by my mother, I was just a baby who didn’t know anything. I have been a farm boy for twenty years, but now someone tells me that I am not a farm boy, I am a son of the Xiangfu, do you think I can easily accept my new identity? Do you think that a rich family like the Xiangfu , I am a farm boy, so it is easy to integrate into it?"
At the end of Qi Wang's speech, his emotions broke down a little. He looked up and looked around, and his eyes met those who just accused him of not allowing Wang Zhaodi to die.
"You all think that I shouldn't watch Wang Zhaodi die, but what can I do? The person who judges the case is the county magistrate, and the person who makes the law is the current emperor. Who can I influence?"
"I'm just an unlucky person whose identity has been changed. I can't read a single word. I have never been anywhere except Lishui County. What can you ask me to do?"
"Or do you think that I, a person who has just been recognized and has not established a deep friendship with my family, is begging my family to bend the law for personal gain?"
Isn't it just relying on the mouth, looking at who can't
Qi Wang didn't intend to argue with them. There are not many people who can read in this era, so do you expect them to be so sensible? Isn't it just whoever is weak is pitiful? How could the image of the victim fabricated by the Qi family be more real than him as the victim
Seeing that everyone stopped talking, Qi Wang continued.
"Although I don't know a single word, I also know that 'the state owns the law and the family has family rules', 'the emperor breaks the law and the common people are the same crime', and I really can't do anything about it."
"After all, I'm just an unlucky son of the prime minister who was transferred to the countryside and worked as a farmer's son for twenty years. What can I do?"
Since ordinary people are used as knives, it is necessary to be prepared to be stabbed back with this knife.
Qi Qingfeng never knew that Qi Wang could be so eloquent, and the key issue is that he has raised this issue to the national law, and what he said is that the law is above everything else, except for the emperor, no one People can change.
No, it is absolutely impossible to go on like this, Qi Qingfeng was about to say something just now, but Qi Wang suddenly saluted him, no, Qi Wang was not saluting to him, but to the person behind him.
Qi Qingfeng had never felt so desperate as he is now, he heard Qi Duan shouting "Master County Magistrate", and then, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of the official robe worn exclusively by the county magistrate.
"Master County Magistrate, the villain is stupid, please tell me clearly."
Qi Wang bowed respectfully to the county magistrate, and asked a question.
The county magistrate nodded slightly at him, and said in a kind tone: "You can be blunt, with my official here, no one will make things difficult for you."
As soon as the county magistrate said this, everyone around shuddered. They suddenly remembered something. They seemed to be embarrassing just now
The common people have a natural fear of the officials. Thinking of what they did just now, everyone stepped back a few steps, and a large space was vacated outside the lobby in an instant.
Qi Baotian was still kneeling on the ground, and he didn't get up now, and he didn't get up now, and Qi Dazhu, who was still aggressive and wanted to beat someone just now, also languished, and he didn't dare to show any aggressiveness.
Qi Qingfeng's face was as pale as a ghost at this time, and he wanted to say something, but his brain was in a mess, making him unable to say anything.
Qi Duan looked at the county magistrate calmly, and said slowly: "My lord, my father and brother asked me to let my mother go, but I don't think I can do it."